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It is at once evident to the reader that this book has been produced on a different plan from others that have been published on 
Colonial and Georgian Architecture. They have reproduced selected samples of panelling, mantels, doors, etc., but such bits of old work 
so collected, being divorced from their settings, can give no adequate idea of Colonial finish and building methods. Most of the houses 
reproduced herein were first measured for the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, which accounts for the thorough 
way in which every detail, however relatively unimportant, has been noted, thus giving a complete record of the houses. As these records 
show not only the old planning, but also the building methods and moldings of the early builders and craftsmen, they are doubly of value. 

Much attention has been given to early work in Massachusetts, and the reader is referred to Norman Isham’s book on Early 
Connecticut Houses for a wealth of information as to framing details. The houses reproduced herein, with the exception of Graeme Park, 
have never been illustrated before and are in nearly every case houses well known through the country. The author’s gratitude is hereby 
acknowledged to Miss Alice M. Longfellow for permission to measure Craigie House; to Miss Caroline O. Emmerton for the House 
of the Seven Gables; to the Colonial Dames of New York for Courtlandt House; to the Maine Historical Society for the Wadsworth- 
Longfellow House; to Mrs. Thomas Bailey Aldrich and the Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial Association for the Bailey-“Nutter” 
House; to the Lexington Historical Society for the Hancock-Clarke House; to George Francis Dow for the Ward and Capen Houses, 
for the details from the Essex Institute, and for much valuable assistance in research work; to Miss Anna Jarrett for kind assistance 
at Graeme Park; to W. Sumner Appleton, Secretary of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, for many kind¬ 
nesses; to Henry Charles Dean for most valuable assistance in measuring the Holabird, Higley, Hancock-Clarke, and Adams Houses; 
and to Miss Anne Van Cortlandt for the Van Cortlandt Manor House. 

A few notes have been added about each house, and it is to be noted that in every case for the simplification of the drawings 
no attention has been paid to later additions or changes such as the later partitioning off of rooms in the houses. Changes of impor¬ 
tance have in some cases been noted on the plates, but the aim has been to show the houses as they were built — not as they stand 
to-day. For this purpose many old drawings and photographs have been consulted, references and traditions verified, and, where evi¬ 
dence remains of old work, the old has been shown, as in the case of window sash, etc. It is manifestly impossible to give reasons 
here in every case, but there is the best of authority for each restoration change, nor must the reader conclude from this explanation 
that such changes are numerous in the houses shown. 

It is with the greatest pleasure that this contribution to the records of our Colonial and Georgian houses is made, and it is much 
to be desired that others will be moved to secure, before it is too late, records of some of the many old houses yet left to us. 

New York, November, 1915. 

HISTORIAL NOTES AND COMMENTS 
THE BOARDMAN HOUSE, SAUGUS, MASS. 

This is the oldest house illustrated in this book, and was probably built before 1650 by Samuel Bennett. It was purchased February 
4, 1686-7, by William Boardman, whose descendants owned it many years. It has lately become the property of the Society of the Preser¬ 
vation of New England Antiquities, and restoration has already commenced. At the time these drawings were made it had not yet been 
restored, and in fact it needs very little restoration, as it stands in almost primitive condition. The “Parlour” and “Hall” of the original 
part have been papered, but where the paper has been removed in the chambers one can see the construction of the walls. It is evident that 
the early houses were constructed on the same plan and with the same methods as the old cottages of Essex and elsewhere in England, 
only in the Colonial houses the severe weather necessitated an outer covering of clapboards to protect the brick and timber walls. In the 
leanto garret remains the outside finish of the old house, showing how the walls were daubed with clay under the clapboards. In the 
western leanto chamber is the original cornice finish of the old roof, now covered by the leanto roof. The original house consisted of four 
rooms and entry, but at some later period the leanto was added. The stair to the garret is the original, but the lower stair is later in date 
nd appears to be work of about I 700. The windows, of course, originally were leaded-glass casements. The front chambers have been 
partitioned off to form two chambers each. The flue of the leanto kitchen fire-place has been carried up at the back of the original 

chimney stack. 

THE WARD HOUSE, SALEM, MASS. 

This house was built by John Ward in 1684, and originally consisted of the entry and the two western rooms, now the Parlor 
d Parlor Chamber. At some later period the eastern half was added, its frame being of oak, while that of the original house is of pine. 
The leanto represents a third period. The house now stands in the grounds of the Essex Institute, and has been turned to face northward, 
b t the drawings show the true orientation, since all the early houses shown in his book originally faced the south. George Francis Dow, 
S cretary of the Essex Institute, is responsible for the restoration, which has been admirably done as the result of much study of early 
ork The staircase has been copied from that in the Capen House at Topsfield. 


THE CAPEN HOUSE, TOPSFIELD, MASS. 

This house was built for the Rev. Joseph Capen, Minister of Topsville, and the date of the “raising is cut in the summer beams 
of the Parlor, “Iun ye 8th, 1683.” It is a fine example of the seventeenth century New England houses, and has never had a leanto. 
George Francis Dow is responsible for the restoration, and the house belongs to the Topsfield Historical Society. A great deal of restora¬ 
tion was necessary, but the result is most satisfactory. The floor of the Parlor has a lining of clay, mixed with chopped straw, for the sake 
of warmth, as there is a large cellar beneath the house. The drops, which take the place of the more usual brackets under the overhang¬ 
ing end gables, are exceptional, but ample evidence for their existence was found. The chimney stack is copied from that on the old 
Hunt House in Salem, built about 1700 and destroyed in 1863. The handle to the latch on the front door is a copy of that on the door 
of the old “Indian House” preserved in Deerfield, Mass. 

THE ADAMS HOUSES, QUINCY, MASS. 

These two houses are practically alike. The one here illustrated is the older— f he birthplace of John Adams. It was built in 1681 
and the leanto in 1712-13. The house has wisely been kept as it was at the time of the Revolution, and in its simplicity and dignity can 
be matched by many old houses yet standing in New England. The stair in the front entry is the original one of 1681, and the doorways 
of this and the adjoining house (the birthplace of John Quincy Adams, built in 1716) are the chief features of their exteriors. Both 
are of excellent design. 

“THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES,” SALEM, MASS. 

John Turner built this house in 1669. His grand:on, the third John, enlarged the house by the addition of the wing containing 
the Parlor and the Great Chamber in 1697. He died in 1741-42, and the inventory of his estate lists the following rooms: Best room, 
great chamber, hall, kitchen, accounting room, leanto, hall chamber, shop chamber and kitchen chamber. The fourth John sold the house 
in 1782 to Captain Samuel Ingersoll, who removed the leanto and the ornamental gables and boxed up the overhang. It was while the 
house was in this condition that Hawthorne knew it. In 1909 the house was restored under the direction of Joseph E. Chandler of 
Boston. It is the property of Miss Caroline O. Emmerton, to whom the public is indebted for its preservation and restoration. 

The interior woodwork, panelling, etc., dates from 1 720. In the attic may be seen the remains of the frame of the old gable on 
the western end of the front, and there are traces of old wainscot molding to be seen. 

An attempt has been made to show the appearance of the house as originally built. 

The original chimney was removed years ago; the present one contains a secret stair, built from the description of the old, 
furnished by the man who demolished the original. 

The service wing was added to accommodate the social workers who live in the house; the leanto to replace an old one. The 
porch on the garden side is modern. The drops under the overhang are restoration work, as the old ones had been destroyed. The 
chamber over the Dining Room is now divided into a passage and two rooms. 

In the earliest days the “Hall” was the name for the common living room, where the family cooked and ate. Later on when the 
kitchen became a separate apartment the old hall went by the name of “Keeping Room,” a name it held from about 1 730 to 1820, when 
the more familiar “Sitting Room” was the term used. 

The earliest clapboarding was often very wide. Some was discovered during the restoration of this house. Authorities are not 
agreed as to whether the corner boards were used or not in the first period. 

THE HANCOCK-CLARKE HOUSE, LEXINGTON, MASS. 

The commonly accepted date for the older part of the house is 1698. The house was built for the Rev. John Hancock (Minister 
from 1697 to 1732), and his son Thomas of Boston (the builder of the celebrated Hancock House on Beacon Hill, 1737) built the front 
part in 1 734. Thomas Hancock’s wealth accounts for the elaborate woodwork in the newer part. It was in this house that John Hancock 
and Samuel Adams were sleeping when warned by Paul Revere on the night of April 1 8, 1 773. The Rev. Jonas Clarke resided here from 
1755 to 1805. In 1896 it was threatened with destruction by an unappreciative owner, and was purchased and moved across the street 

from its original site, and now faces north instead of south, as it stood before removal. It is a house of great interest, the framing being 
a combination of the “Rhode Island” and “Connecticut” types of houses, so interestingly described by Mr. Isham in his books on early 
houses. 

The house is now a museum, owned by the Lexington Historical Society. The drawings show the old window sash and the 
summer beam in the Parlor, which is now covered by a late plaster ceiling. The brick-filled walls of the 1 734 part were originally covered 
with plain boards in the rooms, to which the wall paper was glued. The woodwork in this house was originally unpainted, and being 
of white pine, acquired a beautiful color and texture as the result of time and light. It has all been varnished some years ago. The dining 
room and kitchen chamber were painted a slate grey at the same time. 


THE HOLABIRD HOUSE, FALLS VILLAGE, CONN. 

This house was probably built about 1735. Many years ago the roof and top of the chimney were removed and a flat roof put 
on. Wall paper covers the panelling in the entry and lower rooms, so that only by chance were their interesting details discovered. It 
will be seen that the dining room has walls of vertical wainscot or sheathing, an early finish. This is to be seen also in the east chamber 
and the rear chamber, where the boarding is horizontal. The mold.ings are quite different to those commonly found in houses built about 
the time this house was erected, and there are few houses that have three-corner cupboards, though none of these is in the traditional place. 


DETAILS. 

The stairway in the Curwin house in Salem is shown. This is evidently the original stair built in 1 636, and is not unlike that in 
the Capen House. The old door shows some wainscot molding of unusual pattern. The casement from the Buffum House has its origi¬ 
nal hinge and latch. This latch is the only example which has been preserved, and has been duplicated in the restoration of the Capen 
House. There is evidence of the use of hooks for fastening doors and casements. The homely casement from the Fairbanks House 
( 1 636) at Dedham shows how glass was cut that not a fragment should be lost. Most early casements were very small. The one shown 
with rectangular glazing is unusually large. The earliest double hung sash were gazed with diamond panes set in lead, sash bars being a 
later invention. 


THE VAN CORTLANDT PARK HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY. 

This fine old mansion was erected in 1748 by Frederick Van Cortlandt. It now belongs to the City of New York, and stands in 
Van Cortlandt Park. It must not be confused with the Van Cortlandt Manor House, which is at Croton. Built of gneiss rubble, the 
house is very large, and stands high from the ground. It is a museum of Revoluntary relics, and is in the custody of the Colonial Dames 
of the State of New York. The old entrance drive was on the east and now is on the west, which reverses the relative importance of 
the facades. Of course the southern door was, and is, the main entrance. 

The old trim of the Parlor was removed in 1913 and the room panelled in excellent woodwork under the direction of Mr. Isham, 
but the old trim was of greater importance, and is here shown. The carving of the over-mantle is hard to trace, as it is not incised deeply, 
but the panel under the mantle shelf is carved in wood in high relief. 

The trim in the dining room looks much later. It is quite probable that this room was done over just after the Revoluion. The 
mantel is an excellent design. The peculiar doors in the attic probably came from the earlier house, which was built about 1 700. They 
are very curious in their construction. 

GRAEME PARK HOUSE, HORSHAM, PA. 

This house was built in 1 721-2 by Sir William Keith, Colonial Governor of Pennsylvania. It was later sold to Dr. Thomas Graeme 
in 1739, for whom it is named. Nothing but the house now rem ains, though the lines of the courtyard wall before the north front may 
be traced. The kitchen and offices were in a detached building to the southwest of the house. Of this no trace remains. The small 
chamber on the first floor was used as an office by Dr. Graeme. The woodwork is very handsome, especially in the great Parlor, but as 
the house has stood empty for some sixty or more years, there is much decay. It is said the house was first built as a malt house, which 
may explain changes visible in the exterior masonry. The window sashes are hung with weights and cords. This is believed to be the 
earliest known example in the Colonies. 

The exterior is very plain, but the effect is most pleasing, as the walls are built of a warm, reddish stone, whose color and texture 
are most attracitve. 

The interior woodwork has at some remote time had a coat of grey-blue paint, which is now almost entirely gone. White paint 
came into use about 1755, before this grey-blue with white plastered walls was the fashion. 


At Concord, Massachusetts, is an old double house, three stories in height, known as the “Tea House.” The panelling here 
shown is that in the Parlor, at the right of the front entrance. The probable date is 1760-70. 


































































































































MEASURED DRAWINGS 


OF 

Some Colonial and Georgian Houses 

BY 

DONALD MILLAR 

INDEX 

1. BOARDMAN HOUSE, SAUGUS, MASS.—Plans and Eleva¬ 

tions. 

2. Cross Section and Stairs. 

3. Details. 

4. WARD HOUSE, SALEM, MASS.—Plans and Elevations. 

3. Details. 

6. CAPEN HOUSE, TOPSFIELD, MASS.—Plans and Elevations. 

7. Details 

8. ADAMS HOUSE, QUINCY, MASS.—Plans and Elevations. 

9. Details of Doors. 

10. HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES, SALEM, MASS.—Plans 
and Elevations. 

1 1. Elevations and Details. 

1 2. Parlour Panelling and Details. 

13. Details and Panelling of Dining Room and Chamber. 

14. Panelling and Details of Parlour Chamber and Entry. 

13. HANCOCK-CLARKE HOUSE, LEXINGTON, MASS.— 

Plans and Elevations. 

1 6. Elevations and Details. 

1 7. Panelling and Details of Parlour and Dining Room. 

18. Details of Stairs and Front Doorway. 

19. Details of Windows and Chambers. 

20. Miscellaneous Details, Kitchen, Study, and Chambers 

21. Details, Table, Desk, and Chair. 

22. HOLABIRD HOUSE, FALLS VILLAGE, CONN.—Plans and 

Elevations. 

23. Details of Parlour and Chambers. 

24. Details of Dining Room and Entry, Stairs, Etc. 

23. CURWIN HOUSE, SALEM, MASS.—Stairs: Old Case¬ 
ments. 

26. CORTLANDT HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY.—Plans and 

Elevations. 

27. Elevations and Attic Details. 

28. Details of Parlour and South Hall. 

29. Details of Parlour Mantel and Windows. 

30. Details of West Room. 

31. Details of Dining Room. 

32. Details of West Chamber. 

33. Details of North and East Chambers. 

34. Miscellaneous Details. 

35. GRAEME PARK HOUSE, HORSHAM, PA.—Plans and 

Elevations. 

36. Elevations and Miscellaneous Details. 

37. Panelling and Details of Parlour. 

38. Details of Parlour, Dining Room, and Stairs. 

39. Panelling and Details of Chambers. 

40. Panelling from House in Concord, Mass., and Clock-Case. 










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Plate 17 


p SECTION AT "A! 


LINE OF MOLDING. \ 
AROUND HEAD OF ' 
PILASTERS._- 


DETAIL AT "B. 


EAST SIDE OF PARLOUR. 

k 


SECTION AT "D. 


WOODWORK in PARLOUR. 

ALL INTERIOR WOODWORK IN THE HOUSE IS, 
WRITE PI HE, ORIGIN AUY L£FT UNPAINTED AS THE 
SHUTTERS TESTIFY, AND AGED TO A BEAUTIFUL 
SOFT DARK, BROWN. 



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PILASTER 


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BA*>E BOARD. 


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ROBERT A WfcLCKE, PHOTO-LITM. |7t WILLIAM ST»N V. 

































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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WINDOW FRAMES ON 
SOUTH FRONT. 







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WINDOW SHUTTERS IN PARLOUR. WINDOW SHUTTERS IN 
AND DINING- ROOM. OTHER ROOMS. 



WINDOW FRAMES 
ON WEST END. 



Fla TE /S 


WINDOW SILLS ON 60UTH 
FRONT AND WEST END. 


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WINDOWS \N PARLOUR. 

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MAA^ 


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SECTtONOF 
-WINDOWS 
'IN PARLOUR. 


TRIM AROUND WINDOWS IN PARLOR, UPPER 
HALL AND PARLOUR CHAMBER MITRES 
ACROSS AT SILL AS SHOWN ABOVE 


winoowtrim and SILL IN 

DININGROOM AND EAST CHAMBER. 



PLATE 
NOT UA5ED. 


WINDOWS ON SOUTH 
SIDE Of EAST CHAMBER. 


irvrwor ceiUNft. 
OF CLOSffT- 



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WEST SIDE OF EAST CHAMBER. 


EAST SIDE OF PARLOUR CHAMBER. 


BRICK 



- - 


SECTION AT 'B* 



PLANTER 

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WAIL. 




-TT^r^ 


BRVCK. 
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section at "o': 


, • .v:.'< 3108 TO ROOM. 


PLA^T^R . £ •-}}£'& 



Sl«E TO HALL. 


SECTION AT'E! 


SECTION AT W. 







<X)C» 


□ Q 


NORTH 8I0E0F EAST CHAMBER. 



HANCOCK-CLARKE HOUSE, 

LEXINCTONi MASS. 


ROBERT A.WELCKE. PHOTO-UTW. IT* WILIAM ST.N V 











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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NOTE THE ORtClNM. HOOP REMOVED SpME 

«.\XT\ TERRS \00. THE HOUSE NOW HRS A FIAT 
ROOF. ORAWIN'-S SHOW ROOF RS ORIOlNALLV BUILX. 


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































PLATE 24 



CORNICE 

AT "D? 


SECTION NT'A': 

n " u 


SECTION AT*B." 


SECTION AT "C? 


WEST SIDE OF DINING ROOM-. 



SECTION THROUGH 
SUMMER BEAM. 



m PLAN OF N 

cajpbonhd. ■?;. 

6 f' 



SOFF'T 15 DIVIDED INTO POOR PANELS 
J_ WITH 2.ValN RAILS. 


\ 


WINDOW 

FRAMES 


o 


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nr 


s 


FIRST FLOOR?** 


~7.7V77%V? 


SOUTH SIDE OF 

DINING ROOKl. 


WINDOW FRAMES AS 
IN PARLOUR.. 





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1 

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JRN^ 


RETURN! 

± AROUND 
[ l> FRAME’S. 

SECOND 

FLOOR- 





DETAILS OF STRING-SECTION 


irj , /* 
yk— i-i -->l 


FRONT STAIRWAY. 


Section at »A‘C 



WEST END op ENTRY. 

t *4 


1 % 
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SECTION-"DT 




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5*” ^ 
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SECTION AT E. 


SOUTH SIDE OF ENTRY. 


HOLABIRD HOUSE 

falls VILLAGE , CO AIM. 



10SWT A WELCKE. PHOTC-UTH i’»\*tU.IAM ST,N.Y. 





























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































OLD H1M&E ON CLOSET DOOR. '' V ." 


OLD WAINSCOT DOOR TO CLOSET 
IN PARLOUR CHAMBER - 


DETML5 C\JRW\N HOUSE, 

SALEM, HASS. 

moose built about I^t-lfc40. 



ROBERT A WFLCKf. PHOTO-UTM, 176 WILLIAM SX.H.V 



































































































































































































































































































































































Pla te 26 



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Plate 27 


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PLATE 28 




FvASTer*.. 


17 



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•1 



MANTLE IN PARLOUR. 



ROBERT A WELCKE, ^NOTO-UTH, 17® WILLIAM ST* k V. 































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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7 — toot" — 1 — rrccc- —— roraxr"— 


ri- i r.-yr ir ■ U ~!t '» VTiTu l ' 



TKHHJ-LHJ-CTFTJ 



DETAILS OF PARLOUR.MANTLE SHOWING WOODCARVING. 



PLASTER CORNICE - 
SECTION AT "A". 


BASEBOARD. 



SECTION at "B'C 


DOOR TO EAST HALL. 





Window tr\n\ and ooar 
to south hall like iris. 


SECTION AT "O" 


FULL sue SECTION 
AT "O"-SHUTTER PAN 
ELS THE SAME . 





oxw 


CORTLAND! HOUSE 

N EW YORK CITY 


WINDOWS IN PARLOUR. 


NOTE . THESE DRAWINGS SHOW THE 
OLD TRIM OP THIS ROOM. IN I<)I$THI3 
WAS REMOVED AND THE ROOM PANEL- 
LEG IN WOOD WITH NEW TRIM,C.0RNHT 
ETC. OP EXCELLENT DESIGN. 



DETAIL OF MANTLE-SHELF 
AT "E" 


. *C BERT a WfclXKC. PHOTO LtTW. IT* WILLIAM 5T % NV 
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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WINDOWS IN WEST ROOM. 


* ' O % \ 

» * __!» I 


SECT! ON OF SHUTTERS . 



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PLATE 30 




DOOR TO Hf\LL. 


z 


CORNICE WOUND 
THE KOOM. 


DETAILS OF CORNICE 

AND PILASTERS - WEST ROOM. 



SECTION OF 
PANELS OVSR 
MAiKITUE . 




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. ^vvIp—M./'A—* 


SECTION OF FAIL TO CLOSET DOORS. 



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A TRIM TO CLOSET DOORS 
A. iW WEST ROOM, NORTH 

and west chambers. 




SECTION AT "A’! 


^CABLED FLUTES. 



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BASEBOARD 


wWVU., 


AT 


. Wi— 

_ WU. 


—- 


THIS MANTLE &063 NOT APPEAR 
TO BE AS OLD AS THE PaNELUNs 
'BEHIND IT-AND lS PROBABI.Y 
A LATER ADDITION . 



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BRICK HEARTH. 


NORTH SIDE OF WEST ROOM, 


THIS WAS THE STATE BEDCHAMBER. ^WASHINGTON 
SLEPT HERE IN NOVEMBER, »7?3 . DOORS TO TH E 

closets have been altered-but are here shown as 

ORIGINALLY BUILT. 


CORTLANDT HOUSE 

NEW YORK CITY. 


ROBERT A AELCKE. PHOTO-UTN, |7tWLUAM ST.N V. 














































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































TR\M OF DOORS AND 
WINDOWS-DININC 
ROOM AND EAST VIAUL. - 


SECTION OF SHUTTERS 

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DADO CAP. 



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SCKLE. 


WINDOWS ANQ DOOR IN DIN1N&ROOM. 


rue SHUTTER BOXES ME WVNELLEDaS IN CHAMBER ABOVE. 


DETAIL OF MANTLE IN DIWNG- ROOM 


%T 






>va*wwv\vVI 


SECTION OF CLOSET DOOR. 


THIS PLANTER CORNICE IS A POOR OWE PROBMOf DAT1NC FPCM THE UV5T CENTURY. 



MANTLE AND TRIM IN DlN\NG KOOM- 


CORTLANDT HOUSE 

NEW VOF?,< CITY 


ROBERT a WEINKE, PHOTO-UTM. !7» WILLIAM ST, N V 
































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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AMD PILASTERS W T 
WEST CHAMBER. 



SECTION-NEXT CHIMNEY* 

T 


1>s T== 


DOORS IN CHAMBERS ON SECOND FLOOR 


WINDOWS IN WEST CHAMBER- 





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WINDOWS IN east chamber; 


~7s 


DOOR TRIM. | 

SECTION AT "A". 

I 



StOE TO HALL. 


-J? 

J£ 



SECTION -RlG-HT END 

“PILASTER-EAST WALL. 


svSXNNN. 


T 


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fT> 


SECTION-LEFT END 
PI VASTER-WEST WALE.. 




K2i"-*-fcL 







SECTION OF SHUTTERS - EAST AND WEST CHAMBERS 


31OE TO ROOM- 







Section at" B ;' 



SECTION AT **0". 



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SECTION AT V C" 


SECTION OF FIRE PLACE TRI M - 

IN WEST CHAMBER. 




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NORTH SIDE OF WEST CHAMBER. 


CORTLANDT HOUSE 

NEW YORK CITY. 


ROBERT A WELCKE. PHOTO * U7H, l 7 « WILLIAM ST, N Y. 











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































HLATE 3Z 




CORTLANDT HOUSE 

NEW YORK CITY. 


ROBERT A WELCKE. PHOTO - UT>1 W WILLIAM ST, N .Y. 






























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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CORTLANDT HOUSE 

NEW YORK CITY 









































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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PLATE 37 



-rs- 


•- 33 - 


1 —33 






a- 


-52^- 


■ - SA^-- 



SHUTTER*. 

IRON CMtH WHICH PROJECTS 


mmmA 

• = 'k=<KPIN WHICH LOCKS 


SASH AND SHIJTTtPS 
W'HE * l*Se*TtO IN 
HOLE IN CATCH. 


THROUGH HOLE 1H SMVJTTE R / 

CATCH ON LOWER WINDOWS - *J." 



NORTH SIDE OF PARLOUR.. 



SOUTH SIDE OF PARLOUR. 

P=-F= 


-- 1 .. 

sM 

a 

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u 

1 

n 4* 


EAST SIDE OF PARLOUR. 




TRIM AROUND 

FIREPLACE. 













-N 


tL- 

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SECTIONOFCORNICE 
AROUND ROOM-" E" 

3IN.= I FT. 


////////////;////£{/ 



m i I: r 

7$' SECTION jXWJUDQW-=r 


//_TRIM AT"H:__ 


TOP OF DADO. 


N-i 




DADO CAP -‘A* 


~FT THI* PARTIS STAINED MAHOC.PNY. 

-I**/ all other woodwork paint bo 

—T BLUISH-GRAY', ALMOST WHITE. 


WEST SIDE OF PARLOUR. 


SIDE OF CHIMNEY PROJECTION 



DADD BASE -"B" 


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MANTLE-SHELF* T'.' * 

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*>' //iV-^V/' 1 .w ■ 

Hi' 


fW—ISL Jy,|~3j'-.1^ ' GRAEME. PARK HOUSE. 

[ T fl 1 HORSHAM, PA. 


















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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KOBtU T AWtLCKf, PHOTO IITM. 17® V*»UlAM S7,N V 












































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































ROttfcRT A.WELCKT, PMOTO-UTH, !▼» WILLIAM ST, K V. 

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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